Defective Household Products Lawyer in Houston, TX

的United States is home to the largest consumer goods market in the world. Every day, Americans come into contact with numerous household products such as toys, cleaning products, cosmetics, appliances, and electronics. We assume that the household items we use in everyday life are safe, but defects can make ordinary products dangerous to use through no fault of your own.

如果您或亲人因缺陷的家用产品受伤，请与我们联系休斯顿产品责任律师在克里斯特律师事务所，P.C.要了解我们如何帮助您恢复赔偿损失。称呼281-283-8500today.

Common Causes of Injuries Involving Defective Household Products

根据这一点Consumer Product Safety Commission(CPSC), there were an estimated 38,573,000 consumer product-related injuries in 2010 and 35,900 deaths in 2008. Products that contain manufacturing, design, or warning defects can pose the following types of hazards:

• Fire
• 电刑
• 中毒
• 有毒化学曝光
• Falls
• Suffocation/choking
• Drowning
• Puncture wounds
• Caught in between/struck by

有缺陷的电器可以构成显着的火灾危险

的majority of fires and fire-related injuries occur in the home. In fact, residential fires result in 2,560 deaths and 12,720 injuries each year, according to the国家防火协会(NFPA). From 2010 to 2014, the leading causes of home fires were:

• Cooking equipment (e.g. ovens, cooktops, gas ranges, etc.)
• 加热设备（例如空间加热器，便携式加热器）
• 配电或照明设备 - 这涉及某种类型的电气故障或故障

电气故障或故障是八个家庭火灾中大约一个的因素。根据NFPA的说法，仅在2014年，电气故障触发导致504人死亡和1,250名伤害。任何由电力供电的产品或设备都可以遇到故障或故障。

Some of the most common household products involved in electrical failure or malfunction fires include:

• Lamps & light fixtures
• Cords/plugs
• 变形金刚
• 粉丝
• Washers or dryers
• 空间加热器
• Air condition equipment
• Dishwashers

Often times, an electrical failure or malfunction is caused by a产品中的缺陷. According to a report by Consumer Reports, more than 15 million appliance units have been recalled since 2007 for potential fire hazards. The report also found that more than 35,297 fires between 2002 and 2009 were due to an electrical, mechanical, or design issue. Safety defects can include improper wiring, products that are not equipped with mandatory safety features, and faulty design which can lead to overheating.

Defective Toys

Based on data from the CPSC, there were an estimated 254, 200 toy-related injuries and 11 deaths in 2015. Toy-related injuries and deaths are most commonly caused by:

• 中毒/有毒化学曝光
• Asphyxiation/choking/airway obstruction/strangulation/ingestion
• Falls
• Drowning
• 烧伤
• Laceration

Toys are the most often recalled household item by the CPSC, which is responsible for protecting the public from products that pose an unreasonable risk of injury or death. Some common types of defects include:

• 锋利的边缘，造成撕裂或削减的风险
• Small pieces that can be easily dislodged or contain detachable parts that can pose choking hazards
• 有害的化学物质,如含铅油漆的使用
• Inadequate warning labels regarding potential choking hazards or age appropriateness

虽然CPSC已经停止了大量的危险玩具，但绝大多数召回玩具都留在消费者手中。据估计，只有10％的召回玩具由制造商返回或固定。

联系我们的休斯顿有缺陷的产品律师

If you have been injured due to a defective household product, you may be able to recover compensation by filing aproduct liability lawsuit. The talented team of Houston product liability lawyers at The Krist Law Firm, P.C. have more than four decades of experience successfully taking on large companies and helping individuals obtain the compensation they deserve for their product-related injuries.

如果您与KRIST LAW公司合作，P.C.，我们将彻底解释您的选择，调查您的意外，以确定谁负责并尽可能地追求您的产品责任主张。我们致力于提供专业和熟练的法律宣传，目标是获得您的伤害和其他损失的最大补偿。

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